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ActorKathy Griffin shared the unfortunate news with fans on Monday morning, but she remains optimistic. On August 2,Griffin revealed that she has lung cancer in an Instagram post. The actor 60 year old wrote that she was about to have surgery and she said she and her doctors hope will be good. But there is one aspect of the diagnosis which surprised Griffin and may surprise his fans as Griffin has never smoked.

Read ahead to see what Griffin had to say about his diagnosis and the tip she shared for anyone to read his post.

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"I have to tell you guys something," Griffin began his Instagram post. "I have cancer. I am about to enter into surgery to have half my left lung removed." She continues, "doctors are very optimistic because it is a phase and contained in my left lung. Hopefully no chemotherapy or radiation after that and I should have a normal function with my breathing. I should be up and running as usual in a month or less. "

In his post, Griffin clarifies: "Yes, I have lung cancer, even though I have never smoked!"

According tothe Mayo Clinic in"" Smoking causes the majority of lung cancers - both in smokers and in people exposed to secondhand smoke. But lung cancer also occurs in people who have never smoked and those who never had prolonged exposure to secondhand smoke. In these cases, there may be no clear cause of lung cancer. "

The website control centers and disease prevention (CDC) also notes that there ismuch more likely to get lung cancer Like smoking, but smoking is not responsible for all cases. "In the United States, smoking is linked to about 80% to 90% of death from lung cancer," reads the CDC website. "People who smoke cigarettes are 15 to 30 times more likely to have lung cancer or die from lung cancer than those who do not smoke."

Monday evening,night line Aira an interview with Griffin about his cancer. InA clip of the interviewThe comedian said she was diagnosed about two weeks earlier. "I was definitely in shock," she says in the clip. "I'm still a little in shock, not a refusal. Once a day, I will turn to someone next to me and I go, thou canst believe this s ***? Is AB **** or what? ' "

She said thatShe had a mass on her lungs For a while, but it was not diagnosed as cancer far. "I've had it for a long time," she saidnight line. "And it gets X-rayed every three years and has not grown So [the doctor] said." Well, this time he grew up. "

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In his Instagram post, Griffin wrote: "It makes a helluva 4 years, trying to return to work to make people laugh guys and entertain you, but I'm fine being."

In 2017, a scandal involving Griffin erupted after she shared a photo of herself holding a mask that looked likeDonald Trumphead covered in blood. In thenight line Maintenance, Griffin shared that following this she and her family members have received death threats. Griffin wasexamined by the Secret Service In response to the photo. Shebecame addicted to pills During this time and tried to end his life, as shown by ABC News. "The irony is not lost on me that, just over a year, all I wanted to do was die. And now all I want to do is live," she said in interview.

Finish Instagram position, Griffin emphasizes that it has been vaccinated against coronavirus. "Of course, I am fully vaccinated for Covid. The consequences of being unvaccinated would have been even more serious," she says.

She also reminds people to get regular balance sheets with their doctor: "Please stay up-to-date on your medical balance sheets. This will save your life."

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